College of Business Administration

Program Overview

Where business knowledge becomes real capability.

A four-year degree that builds the complete business foundation, lets you specialise in Management, Marketing or Human Resource Management, adds a minor in a second field, and takes you into the workplace before you graduate through an internship, applied business projects, field visits, real business cases and engagement with managers and industry professionals. You leave with evidence of what you can do, not only what you know.

The College promise

Every graduate leaves with evidence of what they can do, not only what they know.

That promise shapes this degree. You are assessed through a mix of examinations, cases, projects, presentations and applied learning experiences, so that by graduation you can show what you are able to do. The program is designed around the College's seven graduate competencies: analytical thinking and decision-making, innovation and entrepreneurial thinking, effective business communication, digital and AI fluency, ethical and sustainable responsibility, collaboration and leadership, and adaptability and lifelong learning.

Business skills are needed across nearly every sector of the UAE economy. On Sharjah's eastern coast that means trade, tourism, logistics, public services and a fast-growing base of small and family enterprises. Every one of them needs people who understand how an organisation works as a whole and can lead a part of it well. This degree makes you one of them.

Every student builds the same complete foundation in accounting, finance, economics, marketing, management, business law, ethics, statistics, information systems, operations and research methods, plus six program courses shared by all: Human Resource Management, Consumer Behavior, Entrepreneurship, Public Sector Management, Management of Technology and Innovation, and an Internship in Business. On that base you choose one of three concentrations and add a five-course minor in a second field. You graduate broad enough to move across functions and deep enough to be useful from the first day.

Why study business at the University of Kalba

Entry Requirements

Admission follows the University of Kalba's published admission requirements. The conditions below are those that apply to the Bachelor of Science in Business Administration.

Semester-wise Study Plan

The degree is 123 credit hours over eight semesters. Years 1 and 2 are the same for every student; your concentration courses begin in Year 3. The plan below is the recommended path; your academic advisor will adapt it to your concentration, minor and pace.

What You Will Learn

Through the BSc in Business Administration you will:

Program Learning Outcomes

On graduation, you will be able to:

Career Path Opportunities

Business graduates are hired in every sector of the UAE economy: government and semi-government entities, banks and financial services, retail and consumer goods, tourism and hospitality, logistics and free zones, energy, healthcare, education, real estate, media, and the fast-growing start-up scene. The concentration you choose sets your starting lane; the common business core, the minor and the internship keep the other lanes open. Most graduates begin in an officer, coordinator or trainee role and move to specialist, supervisory and managerial positions as they gain experience, or build a business of their own.

Management

Starting roles: Management trainee, operations or project coordinator, business or planning analyst, administrative or customer service officer, quality or process officer.

With experience: Operations manager, project manager, branch or department manager, business development manager, strategy or performance analyst, general manager.

Where: Government and semi-government entities, free zones, family businesses and SMEs, retail and hospitality groups, consulting and professional services.

Marketing

Starting roles: Marketing coordinator, brand or product assistant, digital and social media executive, sales executive, customer relationship officer, market research assistant.

With experience: Brand or product manager, digital marketing manager, sales manager, customer experience manager, marketing communications manager, marketing director.

Where: Retail and consumer goods, tourism and hospitality, banks and telecoms, media and advertising agencies, e-commerce and technology companies.

Human Resource Management

Starting roles: HR officer, recruitment and onboarding specialist, training and development coordinator, compensation and benefits assistant, employee relations officer, Emiratisation officer.

With experience: HR business partner, talent acquisition manager, learning and development manager, performance and rewards manager, HR manager, head of people.

Where: Government HR departments, banks and insurers, healthcare, hospitality, industrial and logistics employers, and HR consultancies.

Entrepreneurship

Starting roles: Founder or co-founder of a start-up, family business successor, franchise owner, freelance consultant, e-commerce or service business owner.

With experience: Growing a company, leading a family business, or launching new ventures, using what you learned in Entrepreneurship, Small Business Management, Fundamentals of Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Sustainability, and your business plan projects.

Where: Your own venture, supported by the UAE's start-up incubators, SME programs and free-zone licensing.

Keep going

Ready to start? Apply at admission.ukb.ac.ae, call +971-9-2034555 or email admission@ukb.ac.ae.